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Carry On #21: Carry On Henry

After taking a two-weeks break from writing about Carry On films, I’m back with Carry On #21: Carry On Henry (Gerald Thomas, 1971), which parodies the life of the notorious king of England, Henry VIII. Well, a “break” is not the proper expression since, so far, I loved reviewing the various films from the series. But […]

Carry On #20: Carry On Loving

We’ve already reached the 20th review for the Carry On blog series! Incredible! I must admit tho, that I didn’t hurry too much on watching Carry On Loving (Gerald Thomas, 1970). Aside from the fact that I had to work on school stuff, looking at some ratings on the films on the Internet, which weren’t too good, somehow […]

Carry On #19: Carry On Up the Jungle

Even if Carry On Up the Jungle (Gerald Thomas, 1970) isn’t remembered as one of the best Carry Ons, I was looking forward to watching it as it marked the return of Kenneth Connor, now a huge favourite of mine, after an absence of six years. My reaction to Up the Jungle was similar to the […]

Carry On #18: Carry On Again Doctor

Carry On Again Doctor is not a sequel to Carry On Camping as it features different characters, but if we regroup these two films with Carry On Nurse, it forms a trilogy within the Carry On series itself. We could call it the hospital trilogy. However, despite featuring different characters, one might notice that the Matron, […]

Carry On #17: Carry On Camping

Before I go on with this article, I have to tell you this amusing life story. I was on the bus earlier this evening to come back home and, I swear, I saw Charles Hawtrey’s doppelganger. Seriously, I wouldn’t have been surprised if he would have said: “Oh, helllllo!” That was the fun mini-anecdote of […]

Carry On #16: Carry On…Up the Khyber

After the failure of Don’t Lose Your Head and Follow That Camel, the Carry On team went back to their original narrative structure with the very nostalgic Carry On Doctor. However, if this one seemed to be a farewell to the public that had followed the peripeties of the Carry On regulars for almost ten […]

Carry On #14: Follow That Camel

Ouch. How could I put this into simple words? Let say that Follow That Camel (Gerald Thomas, 1967) is not excellent. It’s not completely bad either, and it remains enjoyable. But it’s weak if you compare it to many of the other Carry On films and a disappointment after watching Don’t Lose Your Head, which was […]

Carry On #13: Don’t Lose Your Head

I wasn’t expecting much from Don’t Lose Your Head (Gerald Thomas, 1967). To me, it felt as if it was going to be one of these nice but somehow forgettable Carry Ons. That was mostly because the film is not necessarily the most famous or the most talked-about of the series, just one among many. […]

Carry On #12: Carry On Screaming!

As I told you at the end of my last article, today, I’ll be reviewing a film that is perfect for Halloween season: Carry On Screaming! It’s still mid-October, so this gives you the second half of the month to see it! 😉 Carry On Screaming (Gerald Thomas, 1966) marks a determining step in the […]

Carry On #11: Carry On Cowboy

After a short break from reviewing Carry On films, I’m back with this western movie parody: Carry On Cowboy (Gerald Thomas, 1965)! The film marked Angela Douglas, Peter Butterworth, and Bernard Bresslaw’s first appearances in the franchise. I must admit that Carry On Cowboy is among my least favourite Carry Ons so far, but it […]

Taking a Walk On ‘Quality Street’ (George Stevens, 1937)

I’ve come to realize that I hadn’t participated in a blogathon since July (The Joan Bennett Blogathon)! I hope none of you take it personal, but with the beginning of my master in Stockholm, I didn’t want to commit myself to such things since I was afraid I might have to cancel. Anyway, Crystal (In […]

Carry On #10: Carry On Cleo

Through this fun blog series, we’ve already explored a total of ten Carry On films! Of course, we’re not even halfway through them, but I’m glad this is going so well so far! Oh, before I continue, yesterday, I discovered some beautiful photos of Kenneth Williams and Ingrid Bergman! The two starred on stage together […]

Carry On #9: Carry On Spying

I welcome you back with another review written for the Carry On blog series! This time, we’ll explore Carry On Spying (1964), which was the last film of the franchise to be shot in black and white. Furthermore, it also introduced Barbara Windsor to the series. She eventually became a Carry On regular. Bernard Cribbins […]

Carry On #8: Carry On Jack

Carry On Jack (1964) is not necessarily known as the best film of the franchise. BFI didn’t list it among its list of five Carry On films to forget, but it’s not the one people will remember the best as it mostly seemed to be “a film among others”. With that in mind, I didn’t […]

Carry On #7: Carry On Cabby

We’ve already been through a week of Carry On films! To end this in beauty, we’re back with a more simple film of the series, leaving the colour of Carry On Cruising behind, with Carry On Cabby. Released in 1963, Carry On Cabby had the particularity to have a new screenwriter, Talbot Rothwell, instead of […]

Carry On #6: Carry On Cruising

Today, we shall review a quite special Carry On film! Why? Because Carry On Cruising (1962) was the first colour film of the series! That allowed us to see Kenneth Williams’s beautiful blue eyes. On a sadder note, this also was the first Carry On film not to feature Charles Hawtrey, and Joan Sims was […]

Carry On #5: Carry On Regardless

Wow! We’ve already reached the 5th article of this blogging series! And of all the Carry On films, it had to be Carry On Regardless (1961) which I enjoyed immensely. Of course, we still have a lot to explore, but I’m becoming more and more fond of the Carry On franchise. I also want to […]

Carry On #4: Carry On Constable

I can’t believe I’ve already reviewed three of the Carry On films! And here we go for a fourth one: Carry On Constable (1960)! I know, it’s just four out of 31, but I feel that is looking more and more like a blogging series, no? By the way, I just went to the library […]

Carry On #3: Carry On Teacher

Are you ready for number three? When Carry On Teacher was released, in 1959, Carry On was now a trilogy. Oh, but there was much more to come! At this point, I believe people were getting more and more familiar with the concept of Carry On films and expected to see the familiar faces of […]

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